Wetlands Knowledge Search Results
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Resource Date:
January
2021
Ducks Unlimited Canada’s Satellite-Based Wetland Inventories: Advancements and Applications Presented by Becky Edwards, Ducks Unlimited Canada Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) is leading the effort to...
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Authors
Clayton Lamb
Sara Williams
Stan Boutin
Michael Bridger
Deborah Cichowski
Kristina Cornhill
Craig DeMars
Melanie Dickie
Bevan Ernst
Adam Ford
Michael Gillingham
Laura Greene
Douglas Heard
Mark Hebblewhite
Dave Hervieux
Mike Klaczek
Bruce McLellan
Scott McNay
Lalenia Neufeld
Barry Nobert
Joshua Nowak
Agnes Pelletier
Caroline Seip
Carolyn Shores
Robin Steenweg
Shane White
Heiko Wittmer
Mark Wong
Kathryn Zimmerman
Robert Serrouya
Habitat loss is affecting many species, including the southern mountain caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) population in western North America. Over the last half century, this threatened caribou...
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Resource Date:
September
2018
Oil sands mining in Alberta has disturbed large areas of peatlands, the dominant regional ecosystem type, and no formal strategies exist to reconstruct the landscape. Peatland reclamation is...
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Grasslands represent a major ecosystem in Alberta, and play a key role in supporting livestock grazing on both private and public land. Despite this, the current revenue streams provided by grasslands...
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This webinar introduces the guiding principles, objectives, and planning considerations for wetland stewardship, and discusses how these concepts can be applied in the context of forest management.
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Authors
Paula Bentham
Ryan Abel
Tom Habib
Elston Dzus
Input from Indigenous communities into restoration programs is critical, yet such input is often sought after planning is complete. In contrast, we present a case study of a partnership approach to...
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Resource Date:
February
2019
This presentation provides an overview of current boreal peatland wildfire research and of management approaches in the face of climate change.
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Resource Date:
January
2019
This presentation highlights ongoing research in northern Alberta examining peatland carbon and greenhouse gas exchange as a measure of peatland ecosystem function.
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This presentation covers effects of peatland fire on permafrost stability, consequences of permafrost thaw on greenhouse gas exchange, and opportunities to learn from natural disturbances.
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Resource Date:
January
2016
Wetlands in the boreal forest can be classified as bogs, fens, swamps, marshes, and shallow open water according to their soils (organic vs. mineral), water chemistry, water flow, water table, and...
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Authors
Matthew Pyper
Kate Broadley
Jesse Tigner
Ken Byrne
Lori Neufeld
Jack O'Neil
Restoration of legacy seismic lines within woodland caribou habitat has received considerable attention in the last seven years in western Canada. Restoration programs have successfully transitioned...
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This seminar describes the design, construction, and operation of InnoTech Alberta’s Aquatic Mesocosm Facility in Vegreville. The talk focuses on the facility’s capabilities and how they can advance...
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Resource Date:
November
2018
COSIA initiated this project to create an inventory of shared practices, improve knowledge sharing, clarify knowledge gaps, and identify opportunities for innovation.
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The Evergreen Learning and Innovation Centre provides a trustworthy environment for resource partners to exchange ideas, communicate expectations, learn from others and inspire innovation.
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Authors
Amanda Schoonmaker
Chibuike Chigbo
Brad Pinno
Robert Albricht
Resource Date:
April
2019
Temporary Reforestation of Soil Stockpiles: Using Nature to More Effectively Achieve Future Land Reclamation Goals in a Forested Landscape Industrial disturbances, whether in the mining or oil and gas...
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Resource Date:
November
2017
Webinar summary of six presentations from the North American Forest Ecology Workshop (2017) on the topic of wetland conservation and riparian management.
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Authors
Kevin Kemball
Catherine Brown
Resource Date:
October
2018
This presentation introduces the NAIT Boreal Research Institute and provides examples of peatland applied research activities, and the use of knowledge exchange products to disseminate findings.
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Authors
Tracy McKay
Leonie Brown
Laura Finnegan
The links between habitat disturbance, primary prey, shared predators, and decreasing caribou populations are well established, and long-term solutions for caribou recovery will require management to...
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Resource Date:
February
2019
This presentation provides an introduction to remote sensing and an overview of remote sensing approaches for mapping boreal wetlands.
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Resource Date:
September
2023
Recovery and Resistance: Restoring the wetland plant community after invasive reed control Presenter: Dr. Rebecca Rooney, University of Waterloo For established invasions, like European common reed...